Ramón Santiago Notable

b. August 31, 1979 · Detroit Tigers 2002–2003, 2006–2013, Seattle Mariners 2004–2005, Cincinnati Reds 2014

Ramón Santiago played for three clubs across 13 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 2002 and closing with the Cincinnati Reds in 2014.

Across 920 games he batted .243, with 592 hits and 295 runs. He finished with 30 home runs, 85 doubles and 30 stolen bases.

He played 505 games at shortstop, with 1,264 assists and 47 errors. He turned 272 double plays. He also played 341 games at second base.

He was born in Las Matas de Farfan, San Juan, D.R. on August 31, 1979. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
2002	DET	65	222	33	54	5	5	4	20	13	48	8	.243
2003	DET	141	444	41	100	18	1	2	29	33	66	10	.225
2004	SEA	19	39	8	7	1	0	0	2	3	3	0	.179
2005	SEA	8	8	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	.125
2006	DET	43	80	9	18	1	1	0	3	1	14	2	.225
2007	DET	32	67	10	19	5	1	0	7	1	10	3	.284
2008	DET	58	124	30	35	6	2	4	18	22	17	1	.282
2009	DET	93	262	29	70	6	2	7	35	17	57	1	.267
2010	DET	112	320	38	84	9	1	3	22	30	56	2	.263
2011	DET	101	258	29	67	11	3	5	30	17	38	0	.260
2012	DET	93	228	19	47	7	1	2	17	20	39	1	.206
2013	DET	80	205	27	46	8	1	1	14	21	32	0	.224
2014	CIN	75	179	20	44	8	0	2	17	24	38	2	.246
Career	—	920	2436	295	592	85	18	30	214	203	420	30	.243

On this day & linked events

1979

Born August 31, 1979

Las Matas de Farfan, San Juan, D.R.

2002

Major-league debut: Ramón Santiago

Ramón Santiago made a major-league debut on May 17, 2002.

2014

Final major-league game: Ramón Santiago

Ramón Santiago played a final major-league game on September 27, 2014.

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